The 'Embers Project' was the result of a joint creation by the Doctor and Enite. This was a relatively important piece of information that Tendo currently possessed.
As for what role Enite played in it, and what he intended to achieve with it, while Tendo already had some vague ideas in his mind, he currently lacked key evidence and therefore didn't voice them.
Moreover, compared to these, Tendo was more concerned with other 'answers' right now.
For example, could the Longevity Isle before him allow his Star Eclipse Eye to evolve again?
And could his envisioned 'Perfect Technique: Infinite Tsukuyomi' find its most crucial 'puzzle piece' here?
The answers to these questions intrigued Tendo more than the truth of the 'Embers Project.'
With this thought, his pair of azure eyes immediately looked towards the center of the island.
The anime's camera followed Tendo, giving a close-up shot of the island's center, which was hidden in the distant grey mist.
Although this special shot didn't explicitly state anything, watching the deep-eyed Tendo on the screen,
many dimensional viewers still vaguely guessed something.
Clearly, this guy, Tendo... was setting his sights on something on Longevity Isle.
A trial?
It felt like the one truly being tested was not Tendo, but some existence on Longevity Isle...
[Longevity Isle, East Beach Landing Point]
The remnants of vine branches on the beach still emitted a faint residual Starlight energy. The Rose Gentleman, Wilfred, leaned on his cane, silent for a long time.
The brief exchange and skirmish with Tendo had made him understand Tendo's strength, and he realized that he probably couldn't take Tendo down alone.
This outcome had both good and bad aspects for him.
The good part was that he fundamentally didn't want to commit this 'evil deed' of bullying the young, which violated the Gentleman's code.
Tendo's power meant he wouldn't be able to imprison the opponent 'after sunset.'
The bad part was that no matter how unwilling he was personally,
having already become a 'Servant of the Ancient God,' he could only act according to the 'Ancient God's' will.
The only 'freedom' he had gained was using the remnants of his personal 'will' in the cracks of the 'Ancient God's Contract' to reveal a few inconsequential 'truths' to Tendo.
But even so, as the sun completely set, his 'freedom'... was also entirely exhausted.
"Alas... no time left."
Watching the last ray of golden-red sunset completely sink into the sea horizon, Wilfred on the beach sighed softly, his voice tinged with an undetectable bitterness.
Dimensional viewers might have felt it was their imagination, but although only a sunset had passed.
The Wilfred in the dark night seemed visibly much older than he had been at dusk.
His hair, which had only been frosted at the temples, was now silver-white under the moonlight of the night.
In addition, the skin on Wilfred the Gentleman's wrists, exposed from the cuffs of his tailcoat, was covered in fine wrinkles, like dehydrated tree bark, having completely lost its luster.
In just a few minutes, Wilfred seemed to have aged an entire decade.
Tendo, who understood the rules of Longevity Isle and the plot of Longevity Isle in the original work, was not too surprised by this result.
After all, the concept of time on this island was completely different from the outside world.
Especially for those... who were trapped in this 'cycle.'
One day in the eyes of others was not just 'one day' for them.
And 'coincidentally,' their time of landing today was the 'Sunday' in a cycle.
This was the 'critical day' for the old guard to be replaced by the new on Longevity Isle.
Looking at Wilfred, who had grown old but whose aura had grown stronger, Tendo suddenly spoke.
"Indeed, there's not much time left. It's time... to put an end to this accident."
As his words fell, he slowly raised his hand, his palm facing Wilfred.
There was no exaggerated Starlight energy burst, not even superfluous movements, yet Wilfred's pupils suddenly constricted, sensing an unprecedented danger.
However, after a brief moment of shock, Wilfred returned to normal.
"Truly formidable, the younger generation."
Wilfred chuckled softly, suddenly exerting force on the hand gripping his cane.
The next second, the white jade rose at the top of his cane instantly shattered.
Countless white rose petals surged out from the staff, layering around him, finally transforming into a giant rose with a diameter of over ten meters.
The edges of the petals shimmered with a pale golden light, protecting him in the center.
At the same time, information about Wilfred's Starlight Source ability appeared next to him in a panel format, allowing the dimensional viewers on Site 13 to know his exact details.
[Starlight Source: Multi-Layered Rose]
[Awakening Count: 3]
[Effect 1: Life Siphon: Can use rose vines, rose petals, and rose pollen as a medium to siphon all 'Life Energy' (a portion of the creature's unique vitality comes with the creature's Starlight energy)]
[Effect 2: Life Storage: Can absorb and store excess vitality, and use it to replenish personal vitality consumption at critical moments.]
[Effect 3: Photosynthesis: Can absorb 'light energy' and convert a portion of it into vitality, used for growth and compensating for physical depletion.]
[Awakening Effect: Life Tree Rings: Engraves one layer of life ring deep within the soul each year, preserving current life characteristics, soul attributes, and memories; upon death, the outer ring automatically sheds until the core life ring dissipates]
[Real World, Site 13, Bullet Comment Area]
'Holy crap! One life per year? This ability is way too broken!'
'Infinite Resurrection build? This is definitely the top survival-type Starlight Source in the Stars!'
'Not only that, but this Starlight Source should also be one of the few 'infinitely scalable' Starlight Sources, right? As expected, never underestimate anyone in this world; this old gentleman truly has something.'
'Don't just look at the ability, didn't you hear his conversation with Tendo? He's already a servant of the Ancient God; he probably doesn't have much freedom left. Having many lives just makes him a puppet.'
'As we all know, late-game heroes often don't make it to the late game (dog head for safety)~'
Amidst the dimensional bullet comments' teasing, the grey mist on the Longevity Isle beach in the frame grew thicker and thicker, and the petals of the giant rose slowly began to rotate.
Wilfred stood in the center of the giant rose, speaking with the resolute determination of having burnt his bridges: "Tendo Simei, the majesty of the Ancient God... cannot be infringed upon."
"The majesty of the Ancient God?"
Facing Wilfred's words, which were slightly tinged with 'warning,' Tendo's lips curled up slightly, his eyes full of playful mockery.
"Only the weak pin their hopes on so-called deities."
"Besides... that's only your 'God.'"
As his words ended, a Vector Field far more solid and unique than before... released from Tendo's body!